Municipal yields rose Friday to close out a rough week, with the short end of the curve again seeing the brunt of the damage, with double-digit cuts to triple-A scales. U.S. Treasuries yields rose another 14-15 basis points on the short end, while equities ended mixed. Munis saw up to 12 basis point cuts on
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Investing in any financial asset can be a tricky exercise, but this is especially true for the fast-paced cryptocurrency market, which comes with its own unique set of pitfalls and challenges. A popular saying dictates that it takes 10,000 hours to master a skill and become an expert. In cryptoland time, this is measured in
While bitcoin has risen in value in recent times, jumping 8% during the last seven days, statistics show that the number of addresses holding bitcoin has surpassed 40 million addresses. Metrics from the analytics web portal intotheblock.com show addresses that hold any fraction of bitcoin tapped a 30-day high on March 24, reaching 40.25 million
In this article GME NurPhoto | NurPhoto | Getty Images GameStop chairman Ryan Cohen just bought another 100,000 shares of the video game retailer on Tuesday, bringing his ownership to 11.9% as the activist investor tries to push the company into e-commerce. The meme stock jumped as high as about 20% in after-hours trading Tuesday
In this article DIDI PDD 9618-HK BABA FTNT HNST TEVA-IL JOBY 9866-HK BBBY A person enters a Bed Bath & Beyond store in the Tribeca neighborhood in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Friday. Bed Bath & Beyond – Shares of the home
This week Bitcoin (BTC) and select altcoins broke above their immediate resistance levels and moved higher, which propelled the total crypto market capitalization above $2 trillion on March 24. One of the triggers that could have driven crypto prices higher was BlackRock CEO Larry Fink’s letter to shareholders where he said that the Russia-Ukraine conflict
Every month, there are thousands of searches in Google for terms related to: “Is there a housing bubble?” Clearly, it’s a question on many people’s minds. For this to be a bubble, it’s not just about high prices; investment needs to be driving demand way beyond where it should be. So, is there a real
The rate for the most common kind of mortgage just surged again. The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage shot significantly higher Friday, rising 24 basis points to 4.95%, according to Mortgage News Daily. It is now 164 basis points higher than it was one year ago. “That’s the second time this week, and
Illinois in on track to put $2.7 billion of its American Rescue Plan Act relief toward paying down a $4.5 billion federal loan needed to cover the COVID-19-induced spike in unemployment claims. Bonds, unemployment insurance premiums and benefit cuts are the subjects of negotiations with business and labor about how to cover the balance. Senate
Municipals were hit hard Thursday with up to nine basis point cuts on the short end, but the damage was felt across the curve. U.S. Treasury yields rose while equities rallied in another see-saw day for markets. Trading was weaker out of the gates, with large blocks of high-grades changing hands at higher yields. Long
In this article BLK Larry Fink David Orrell | CNBC Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could accelerate the adoption of digital currencies by central banks, according to BlackRock’s Larry Fink. The CEO of the $10 trillion-asset money manager called it one of the “less discussed” outcomes of the war, which began one month ago, in his
Gas prices hit over $6 dollars per gallon at a petrol station in Los Angeles, California on February 23, 2022. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Gasoline prices have been fluctuating but are likely to keep moving sporadically higher, and more drivers could pay over $5 and even $6 a gallon for unleaded
It would be inaccurate to call young interior designer and entrepreneur Francesca Grace “up and coming” after her television debut in March 2022 on HGTV’s Fix My Flip. She has officially arrived. You may not have heard her name yet, but reality television fans will recognize Grace’s work from Bravo’s Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
A view of the Evergrande Changqing community on Sept. 24, 2021, in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Getty Images | Getty Images News | Getty Images A slew of Chinese real estate developers said this week that they are either not able to release their financial results on time or have yet to set board meetings
Bitcoin (BTC) and the broader cryptocurrency market rallied on Thursday, as the total value of digital assets crossed $2 trillion for the first time in over three weeks amid signs of a clear shift in market sentiment — headlined by Goldman Sachs, no less. BTC printed an intraday high of $44,253, having gained more than
In this week’s episode, I ask the question of does technical analysis actually works? And why does it work? For some of you who are a little more skeptical about technical analysis or are just getting into technical analysis, I want to share with you the concept of technical analysis. Also, I want to share
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Lawyers for Preston Hollow Capital LLC and Nuveen Investments will square off Thursday over summary judgment requests and what expert testimony should be heard when PHC’s defamation allegations potentially go to trial this summer. Dallas-based PHC’s legal pursuit of the Chicago-based investment powerhouse forges on two years after a Delaware Chancery Court judge concluded the
Development across the cryptocurrency ecosystem continues to move forward despite the day-to-day whipsaw price movements and this progress is furthering the public’s awareness of Web3 and the value of blockchain technology. One project that has been climbing the charts amidst a marketing push to develop better brand recognition is Fetch.ai, a protocol focused on building
Former Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation Richard Davey has been chosen to be the next president of New York City Transit. New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority CEO Janno Lieber announced Wednesday that Davey will oversee operations for the city’s subways, buses, paratransit services and the Staten Island Railway. He will take over as president and chief